Strip cutting machine



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L Q PRESBY STRIP CUTTING MACHIN Filed Aug. 22, 1945 Patented Sept. 6, 1949 ,SIIRIP ,CUTTING MACHINE Iieroy 1Q. fresby, .'Mclrose, Mass., -ass'ignor to .American Stay ompany, East Boston, Mass., ;afcorporation of Massachusetts 'Application *August`22, 1945, SeralNo.612',09.2

112 Claims. ,q `My "invention relates to machines 'fior cutting strips spirally :from circular sheets 'of flexible material 'suchas rtannedgoat or calf skin.

`Thepresentinventionconstitutes an improvement on the machine-according toli'rarikWJMerric-k vUnited"States Patent874102,issued'December 17, y190'?. In `rthis prior-macliinefthe-portion of thecircular sheet adjacent its periphery-istangaged between apair of oppositefeed rolls which are slotted circumfcrentially for receiving the cdttingfend offastationaryiknfe. 'Thefeed rolls andthe knife'areearranged at aslight-ang'le'to that radius of the sheet whichfintersectsfthelpoin-t Where 'they act l'upon it, which is rstated lby l the patent to be for the purpose Kof sbectinglthe sheet atthat-point tora'dialtension. This prior machine has the-defectfof cuttingy the strip along a wavy-irregular' line which isvsopronounced that satisfactory `results -cannot be lohtained with lit for cuttingfstripsunder about 5%; inch in width. Furthermore thisfdefect becomes `so pronounced asthe diameter of the sheet'is decreasedithatror allpractical purposes 4themarrhine ibecomesinopera-tive Whenf-the sheet isreduced to about I2 inches in diameter, thus resulting inLgrea-t accumulationof scrap of little1A economic value.

`Applicant Ehas l`found `that f the eed frolls are arranged to operate -upon fthe sheet at a vpoint slightly? in advanceoff'theiknie,fparticularlylf the knife is a rotaryknife, `aifdftheieed rolls l'operate only on the portion of 'the Jsheet which `is tok-loe severed therefrorntofform `the strip, the: above 'def-ectsof the prior machinelwillbelavoided. 1'With ap plicantis arrangement: of parts =eXtremely narinch, with-exactly parallel-edges maybecut 'from the sheet-even whenthe latter isfreduceditoiabout 2 inches in diameter.

Inf employingthe prior :machine inflthe operation of making" leatherV lacing-such as `is disclosed by Frank ."Merrick United States-iPatent'lT734,- 738, issuedNovember `F929, :it isfneoessary to out strips abouti/2 inch widefrom :a circular sheet eutfromlthefhide, Whichstripslbecause of their widthlare necessarily relatively short. Itiis then necessary 'to skive the ends of lthe strips and cement the stripstogetherend 'to-end-to form long lengthsof strip, after which the `edges-of --these long lengths must he trimmed 11o-'render said edges parallel, and then "necessary ltofsplit ithe long lengths longitudinally ,into :st-rips about g vinch Wide. With the prf-:sent machine, however, the ciroularleathersheet 'can 4be "directly cut yinto stripsLabout lglinch wide, whichstrips, because f theirnarrowness"andthefact that with the k2 present machinesthe'sheetmay be-cut until it-i-s about 2 inch-es #in "diameter, A are several hund-reel yards ilong Aeach suihcient to Iill --a spool of the lacing, it 1being1 understood in these connections thatfthe maximum. diameter ofv thecircular sheet Apparentlyinthe.prionmachine the Vportions of the feedrollslatthe siideof Athe knifeffa-cing'the centerpost-on which-the sheet is Vmounted-act toI crowd the `V`sheeivagainst that side of 1 the-knife and thus'ailto draiwftaut the portion of-the sheet between'the knife-andthe: center post. lFurther, intthe priorrmaehine;beoausevithe knife andffeed rollsact onvthesslreet at. pointsfonvthe same radial line of thesheet, the Freed-rolls apparently cannot 1' hold rthefsheet under tradi-al :tension while it is being out; whichmlefect'apparentl-y still would exist-did the ffeed'rolls actonlyon the portion of #the sheet. out? therefrom fbytheknife. "Whatever thereasonrforvthedefectsfof the priorfmachinefmayxbeiltheyfare nevertheless avoided in the present imac'hine inafwhichithe 'feed :rolls act on the :sheet in virali-Vance o'f the fknife Land .only on the portion lof fthe sheet which is: out therefrom to form the strip.

In the drawings:

.'Fig. 1 isfaplantof afmachineaccording? to` the invention, `with :parts broken =away, showing AVa circular-sheet `ofleatherfbeing operated upon for cuttingaastrip' therefrom fFigJ-Z-isafplanone anlenlarged'soale, of a fragment of fthefmachinefaecording to Fig. 1, vwith the table 1`top omitted and :parts in a different operative position;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the machinelaccording ztorFig. Ilpwithzparts/ omitted;

"F-ig. 4 isa-planf-of afragmentoffthe machine according 'ato fFi-g. '-1, on an enlarged rscale, `with parts omitted, showing'adetail Fig. '4a shows adetail;

Fig. v6 is 'a --section on f the Vline 'f6-'6 of Fig. "2, with parts broken away;

Fig."7"is an elevation, on'an enlarged scale, Yof the -machine according to 1 Fig. `v1 Aas viewed from the left, with'vparts'broken away;

fFig. vis'aplan-cn anerllarged scale, of the 3 parts shown at the right hand side of '.Fig. 1, with parts omitted;

Fig. 9 is an elevation of the parts Shown by Fig. 8 looking from the right;

Fig. 10 is a section on the line I0-I0 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 11 is a section on the line Il-II of Fig. 3 on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 12 is an elevation of the parts according to Fig. 11 as viewed from the right, with parts in section and parts omitted;

Fig. 13 is a section on the line I3-I'3 of Fig. 12; and

Figs. 14, 15, 16 and 1'1 are, respectively, sections on the lines I4-|4, I5-I5, I'6-I6 and I1-I1 of Fig. 2.

As illustrated, the machine comprises a table top I which supports the sheet H, the legs of the table not being shown. In this table top is formed a slot 3 (Figs. 1 and 11) through which projects a post 5 adapted to extend through a perforation at the center of the circular sheet H to be operated upon. The upper portion of the post is screw-threaded for removably receiving a finger nut 1 for clamping the sheet against a collar 9 xedly carried by the post. By this construction when the sheet is rotated it will cause the post to rotate.

The rotary post 5 is shown as carried by a carriage II (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 11 and 12), which latter is provided with wheels I3 engaging the upper and lower sides of spaced tracks I5 so that the post 5 may be moved lengthwise of the slot 3. As shown, the tracks I5 are supported beneath the table top by posts l1 formed as part of a frame I8 secured to the under side of said top by the screws I9.

As illustrated, the frame |8 comprises crossbars 20 secured to the posts I1, which cross-bars support an elongated bar 2|' carrying a rack 22, the latter extending beneath the table top parallel to the slot 3. As shown, the post 5 at its lower end has fixed thereto a pinion 23, which pinion meshes with a gear rotatably mounted on a spindle 21 xed to and projecting down.- wardly from the carriage. Fixed to the gear 25 so as to rotate therewith on the spindle is a pinion 29 which meshes with a gear 3|. Rotatable with the gear 3| is a pinion 33 meshing with the rack. By this means, when the post 5 is rotated by the sheet H, the rack pinion 33 will be rotated at a reduced speed for advancing the carriage for moving the post 5 along the slot so as to feed the sheet H radially toward the knife. As shown, the rack pinion 33 is splined at 35 to a bushing 31 rotatably mounted on the lower end portion of a spindle 39, the pinion being detachably held on the bushing by a removable nut 4|, screw-threaded on the end of the spindle, and a washer 43 against which the nut bears. By this arrangement different pitch diameter rack pinions 33 may be substituted for effecting different rates of feed of the carriage for determining different desired widths of the strip to be cut from the sheet.

As shown, the spindle 39 for the rack pinion 33 is xedly carried by an arm 45 swingingly mounted on the spindle 21. Normally the rack pinion is held in engagement with the rack by the coiled tension spring 41, which latter is secured at one end to a pin 49 extending from the carriage, and, at its other end, to the arm 45. The spindle 39 extends upwardly through a slot 5| (Fig. 2) in the carriage, and terminates within the slot 3, thus enabling the operator, by manual swinging movement of the spindle, to disengage the rack pinion from the rack so that the carriage, when desired, may be moved manually along the tracks I5.

The rotary knife 53, which cuts the strip S from the circular sheet H is supported by a bracket 59 secured to the vertical end member 55 of the table by bolts 51. The knife is detachably secured to one end of a spindle 6I (Fig. 10), the opposite end of the spindle carrying a pulley 63 about which and a drivingv pulley 65 on the drive shaft 66 of the machine (Fig. 7) passes a belt 61. The knife spindle 6I is rotatably mounted in the upper portion of a member 69, the mounting being such as to restrain the spindle against axial movement. The member G9, as best shown in Figs. 6, '1 and 10, at its lower end is mounted for swinging on a screw-threaded arbor 1|. As shown, the arbor is rotatably mounted at one end in the base portion of the bracket 59 and at its opposite end in the upstanding lug 13 formed integrally with said bracket in spaced relation to said base portion. At its end adjacent the lug 13 the arbor is formed with a squared projection 15 for engagement by a wrench for turning the arbor, by which means the knife may be axially adjusted relative to the table top. For adjusting the knife transversely of its axis the member 69 is provided with oppositely projecting portions 11 (Figs. 6 and 7) the under sides of which are engaged by adjusting screws 19 screw-threadedly extending through the portion 8| of the bracket which carries the lug 13. As will be obvious, by backing off one screw 19 and screwing up the other the member 69 may be adjustably tilted in either of opposite directions.

Secured by bolts 82 to one side of the tiltable member 69 which carries the knife spindle is a bracket 83 (Figs. 3, 6 and 7) which carries a grinding wheel 85 the annular at surface 81 of which is adapted to operate upon the cutting edge of the knife when desired. This grinding wheel, as shown in Fig. 10, is carried by a spindle 89 rotatably mounted in a sleeve 9|. The sleeve 9| extends through an outer sleeve 93, which latter is fxedly pnovided with a stud (Fig. 2), this stud rotatably extending through an opening 91 in the bracket 83. A clamping nut 99 on the outer end of the stud and bearing against the bracket 83 serves to clamp the sleeve 93 on the bracket in adjusted positions determined by tilting the sleeve 93 about the axis of said stud. The sleeve 9|, as shown in Fig. 10, has a screwthreaded portion I0| screw-threadedly received in an end of the sleeve 93. By means of a handwheel |03 carried by the sleeve 9|, the grinding wheel may be adjusted into and out lof contact with the knife 53. For driving the spindle 83 which carries the grinding wheel, the spindle at its end opposite said wheel is provided with a pulley |05 about which passes a belt |01 (Fig. 7) leading to a driving motor (not shown).

Opposite sides of the sheet H at its peripheral portion are engaged by a pair of opposite toothed feed rolls |09. These feed rolls are carried by a plate I|I (Figs. 2, '1, 10, 14 and 16) which rests upon a plate ||3, the latter at opposite ends resting upon shelves II 5 integrally formed as side extensions of the bracket 59. The plate III is secured to the plate II3 by stud bolts II1 tapped into the plate I3, these stud bolts extending thnough slots II9 in the plate III so that the latter may be adjusted relative to the plate I I 3 axially of the feed rolls for moving the latter toward or away from the knife, as viewed in Fig. 2. The plate |3 is secured to the shelves aanpast,

H toy stud bolts 152| which extend through slots |23 in said plate, which permits the feed rolls to be adjusted normally to the axis of the knife 53.

As illustrated, :the lower feed roll Iill!) is carried by a spindle |25 (Figs. 6, 14, 15 and 16) journaled in a .bearing block |21. The bearing block is rigidly secured to the plate HI by bolts |28 tapped into the bearing block and extend ing through openings in the plate. The :heads |31 of these bolts are received in openings |33 `in the plate I3, which openings are of Asuliicient size to permit axial adjustment of the feed rolls in the way a-bove described. The upper feed vroll |119 is carried .at the end Vof a spindle |35 journaled in 4a bearing block |31, which latter is carried Aby an arbor |39 the opposite ends of which are rotatably received in the spaced upstanding lugs formed integrally with the plate For driving the feed rolls |19, the plate v|.I| is integrally formed with an upstanding bearing block |43 in which is journaled the lay shaft |45, the latter at one Vend carrying .a pulley |41 around which and a driving pulley |48 on the Shaft 66 passes a belt |49 (Fig. '1). The lay shaft |45 `at its end opposite the pulley |41 ixedly carries a gear which latter meshes with a gear |53 xedly carried -at the adjacent end `of the spindle for vthe lower feed roll. This spindle .|25 .also I'ixeclly carries a gear V|55 which meshes with a gear 51 (Figs. 14 and 15) flxedly carried by the spindle for the upper feed roll. The gears 55 and |51 are `of Athe same pitch diameter, and consequently the spindles |25 and |135 carrying the two feed rolls are rotated at the same speed in opposite directions. For holding the gears |55 and |51 in mesh, a compression spring |59 is provided. This spring, as shown in Fig. 16, at its lower end Vabuts against the upper surface of the bearing block |31, and at its upper end against a -nut |6| lcarried by the upper screw-threaded portion of a rod |63. The rod extends loosely through an opening in the bearing block to the under side of the latter, and at its lower end is bent to form ya llzioek v|61 which engages a pin |169 xedly carried by the bearing block |21. This spring, the tension of which Ycan be adjusted by the nut Hill, serves to hold the toothed peripheries ofthe feed rolls in engagement with the opposite sides of the sheet H 'being operated upon. A stop |1| carried by the bearing block |21 acts toinsure that the toothed peripheries .of the two rotating feed rolls will not come into Contact before the sheet entered between them.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2` and 3, the tabletop and end member 55 of the table are cut away at |13 andv 115 'to' clear the knife and lower ,feed roll; i079?, the end member 55 being also .cut away at. |11 to permit the post or center 5 to be movedA the maximum distance possible toward the knife. For supporting the sheet at this outy away portion of the table top is providedy a thin metal plate |19 (Figs. 1, 2, 4, 4a, 5 6) xedly secured :by screws |8| to a lug |183 integrally formed with and laterally projecting from one of the u'pstanding lugs IM carried by the :plate LM. As best shown in Figs.. 4 and 4a, the edges of. this plate are cut` away closely to Aconform to the-addaeent. edges of the knife and feed rolls.

As best shew-n in Eig. 4, the? axis F of rotation of each feedv roll weis. arranged at a slight anglerr to that radius R of :the sheet H which intersectsY the point of4 contact of' the feed' rolls with the sheet. This serves to cause the sheet .to be 71s ting al strip :from a circular street,et'flexible' drawn `between the two `deed rolls when @ts eiroular .edge i's presented thereto upon :the dircuflar sheet being .mounted Aoil 'the center i .and said 'center moved manually by the pperator to present said edge te said rolls. The feed rolls also serve to :rotate 'the sheet and the center 5 to which `the sheet is attached1 rotation Eof the center in the way hereinbefore explained acting to vfeed the Vsheet radiallyV toward .the knife so that the :strip yEl will .'be pnt spirally from the rotating sheet. The feed roll's still further larc't to tension the sheet radially `between the center 5 and the point -of I'eer'ita'ct y'of said .rolls with the sheet. .As shown in Figs. '4 and 5, the out ting edge :of the knife is slightlyfspaced from the radial line R ra small distante represented by the dimensionnelle said figures. This distance is not critical :so long as vsiirlices to `insure .that the tensioned .portion of Athe sheet is ,presented to said cutting edge. In :practice the .dimension A may be about l/le inch. It will Abe observed that -with this arrangement the .portion of the sheet being `cut `is placed under tension .before it reaches .the "cutting edge, and is under tension While it .is being cut. Friction of vthe gearing between the center z5 andthe rack `2| resists late eral movement of thecehter under the influence of the radial pull on the ,sheet by 'the feed rolls, which resistance is augmented by a vweight |8'4 suspended by va .cord |585 Vwhich passes over a pulley 48,1 Von the frame 8 and ,is attached to the vcarriage supporting the center., this weight also acting to take up any lost motion that may exist in fthe gearing.

vThe teeth onthe feed rolls are sharp enough to insure continuous `rotation of the sheet and at the same time draw :it radially .for rendering it taut l-Wl'llle being out. ibut Without cutting' the sheet. Nozslippage :occurs between the feed rollsv circumferentially of the sheet, |but said .rolls slip radiallyof the sheetand thus l1in effect frictlonall-y engage lit in respect tovdrawing it radially;

Conveniently, .the Strip 1S after bei-ng clit is held :under slight tsit to lihsil're' aga-inst its A- tangling up with the lfeed rolls. For this pur pose the strlpafter being -cut passes through a pair :of feed vrolls |89 and |90 v(Figs. 7, 8 and 9) carried by a-fbraeket |91 xedly secured to the outer vertical side of the table end member 55'. The lower' feed roll |89, as shown, vis fxedly mounted en' a spindle F92;- this spihdle at its end opposite the rolly being provided with a puiley .|393 about which `and a pulley 195 passes a belt |291, the pulley' 195 being carriedon a shaft |299 provided' with a `pulley 2M for driving the shalt` About the pulley 20| passes a -belt Q03 driven Faye pir-Heylen `the drive shaft 66 for the machine. The upper roll |95 is xedly mount ed en a spindle .265 zloosely supported for vert-i` cal movement in slot-like bearings 2161 in spacedr lugs'fzus formed integrally with the bracket 19|. The" outer 4ends oi the: two' rolls |89 and '|90 are taper-ed .to form -frustoconical surfaces 2| I, which. permits the strip to' be' lreadily Ventered between said rolls when presented Ilaterall-y'therete by .the operator by way' or? the space betweensaid conical' surfaces. i

'1t' will 'be understood that within the scope of Athe appended claims-wide devi-ations may be Ina'dev from the form of the invention described Without; departing from the spirit'- of the invene l A. maze-nine'v rer substantially spiraily .cut-

terial having, in combination, .a knife for severing the strip spirally from the sheet, means for supporting the sheet for axial rotation and advancing the rotating sheet radially toward the knife, and means for operatingupon that portion only of the sheet which is to be severed therefrom, at a point close to but in advance of the knife, for placing the'portion of the sheet between its axis and the point of contact of the last mentioned means therewith under. radial tension, whereby the knife cuts through the portion of the sheet so tensioned.

2, A machine for substantially spirally cutting a strip from a circular sheet of flexible material having, in combination, a knife for severing the strip spirally from the sheet; means for rotatably supporting and rotating the sheet and substantially continuously advancing it radially toward the knife; said sheet rotating means operating on that portion only of the sheet to be severed therefrom, at a point close to but in advance of the knife, for placing the portion of the sheet between its axis and the point of contact of the last mentioned means therewith under radial tension, whereby the knife cuts through the portion of the sheet so tensioned.

3. A machine for substantially spirally cutting a strip from a circular sheet of flexible material having, in combination, means for supporting the sheet for axial rotation; a knife positioned to operate on the peripheral portion of the rotating sheet for severing the strip spirally therefrom; means for frictionally engaging that portion only of the sheet which is to be severed therefrom, at a point close to but in advance of the point where the knife operates on the sheet, adapted to place the portion of the sheet between its axis and the point of engagement of the last mentioned means therewith under radial tension, whereby the knife cuts through the portion of the sheet so tensioned; and means for substantially continuously advancing the rtatingv sheet radially toward said knife.

4. A machine for substantially spirally cutting a strip from a circular sheet of flexible material having, in combination, means for supporting the sheet for axial rotation; a rotary knife positioned to operate on the peripheral portion of the rotating sheet for severing the strip spirally therefrom; means for frictionally engaging that portion only of the sheet which is to be severed therefrom, at a point close to but in advance of the point where the knife operates on the sheet, adapted to place the portion of the sheet between its axis and the point of engagement of the last mentioned means therewith under radial tension, whereby the knife cuts through the portion ofthe sheet so tensioned; and means for substantially continuously advancing the rotating sheet radially toward said knife.

5. A machine for substantially spirally cutting a strip from a circular sheet of flexible material having, in combination, means for supporting the sheet for axial rotation; a rotary knife positioned to operate on the peripheral portion of the rotating sheet for severing the strip spirally therefrom; rotary means for frictionally engaging the portion of the sheet which is to be severed therefrom, at a point close to but in advance of the point where the knife operates on the sheet, adapted to place the portion of the sheet between its axis and the point of engagement of the last mentioned means therewith under radial tension; and means for substantially continuously advancing the rotating sheet radially toward said knife.

' 6. A machine for substantially spirally cutting a strip from a circular sheet of flexible material having, in combination, means for supporting the sheet for axial rotation, which means comprises a center on which the sheet is adapted to be axially mounted; a rotary knife adapted to operate on the rotating sheet for severing the strip spirally therefrom; means comprising a rotary feed roll for peripherally engaging that portion only of the sheet which is to be severed therefrom, at a point close to but in advance of the knife, for rotating the sheet, the axis of which feed roll is inclined to the radial plane of the sheet intersecting the point of contact of said roll with the sheet at such angle as to place the portion of the sheet between said center and such point of contact under radial tension; and means for advancing said center substantially continuously laterally toward the knife.

7. A machine for substantially spirally cutting a strip from a circular sheet of flexible material having, in combination, a support for the sheet; an axially rotatable center on which the sheet is adapted to be relatively non-rotatably mounted for axial rotation; a rotary knife positioned to operate substantially tangentially on the peripheral portion of the rotating sheet from one side thereof for spirally severing the strip therefrom; a pair of oppositely positioned, rotary, driven feed rolls for peripherally engaging opposite sides of that portion only of the sheet which is to be severed therefrom, at points close to but in advance of the point where the knife operates on the sheet, which feed rolls have their axes so positioned as to lie at an angle to the radial plane of the sheet intersecting the points of contact of said rolls with the sheet for placing the portion of the sheet between said center and such points of contact under radial tension while rotating the sheet and said center; and means operated by rotation of said center for substantially continuously advancing the latter laterally toward the knife.

8. A machine for substantially spirally cutting a strip from a circular sheet having, in combination, means for supporting and rotating the sheet comprising a rotary presser roll; a rotary knife for operating on the sheet at a point close to the point where said presser roll contacts the sheet; and a mounting for said knife having provision for adjusting the latter axially and laterally relative to said presser roll.

9. A machine for substantially spirally cutting a strip from a circular sheet having, in combination, means for supporting and rotating the sheet comprising a rotary presser roll; a rotary knife for operating on the sheet at a point close to the point where said presser roll contacts the sheet; a mounting for said knife; and means supporting said mounting for swinging about an axis parallel to the axis of rotation of said knife in directions substantially normal to the radius of the sheet intersecting the point at which the knife operates on the sheet.

10. A machine for substantially spirally cutting a strip from a circular sheet having, in combination, means for supporting and rotating the sheet comprising a rotary presser roll; a rotary knife for operating on the sheet at a point close to the point where said presser roll contacts the sheet; a mounting for said knife; means supporting said mounting for swinging about an axis parallel to the axis of rotation of said knife in directions substantially normal to the radius of the sheetl intersecting the point at which the knife operadjustment, and for lateral adjustment toward 10 and away from the axis of said knife.

12. A machine for substantially spirally cutting a strip from a circular sheet having, in combination, means for supporting and rotating the sheet comprising a rotary presser roll; a, rotary 15 knife for operating on the sheet at a point close l0 to the point where said presser roll contacts the sheet; means mounting said presser roll for axial adjustment, and for lateral adjustment toward and away from the axis of said knife; and means 5 mounting said knife for axial adjustment, and

for adjustment transverse to its axis.

LEROY Q. PRESBY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the ile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Merrick Dec. 17, 1907 Number 

